Wall-bracket for electric lights.



PATBNTED MAR. lofba l W.' R. ATKINSON.

WALLV BRACKET POR ELEGTRIG' LGH'Ts.

W/TNESSES A TTURNEYS purposes, and

UNITED STATES PAENT fliifliii .WILLMM .e lili'iii'iiieeiv, 0F New vom@N. Y:

WALL-ILBRACKET FGF, ELEUTREIC 'iIGrH fo alli 'fu/'5.0m it mail;(fm1/ferias Beit known theft l', Ji/nimm l. Afi'ifmeeiv, a citizen 0lthe United Simeri, :mel re-siding; at New York, in lie couigy el" NY'oik ndtexe of New 'mk, have invented eerwin new and useful'improvements in Viell- Bmelfzet-s fm' lilleeiic Lights, of xiflxiei thefolien-ving e, Sji'effiieetion, such as virili euable these eliilled.iii 'alie-sire ie wl 'eh if. ep pertains te make amlfuee the mme.

The object of this inveneio we te provide en iiipioved well liieeketatta ment for use in uenneeyion with .nmlfiim nieliinge in e remix,comimitnieiii, er building for eaii'yiiigg electric inemuieseeat lightssind which may be eenveniezitllr applied, and li means. of which enelectric. ligli. of the cles-e epei'iefi may be supported in.' dil'eientprireitieiie.

.The mveiitm'n.

1n im fully deitlesei in the fellowlng spe-e1 icetion, ei' which theweer penyiiig lm Tiiig ferme e par? in. wliieli lie Seperate perte of myimprm-'en'iem me de ,fh zmt-ecl by suitable reference ehem-etere meeel'x. of the views, and iii Whieli--- Figure l ist side view showingiii ii'iolding strip having gie-wee i elec-trie iig-Iii. wires andehem-ir f provee.' bracket ette-:fiizsii-m@ (me eleetre light. Fig. iii.see? ef Fig. l g Fig. ffl e. ievc mit sho-wing a, inodiiiemtimi g en theline 4-4 of 2; .view of an insulating bleek vviiieiioiine part Gf tilebruelei'. :itfceelunem` In. the drawing fnrmzig mii cation, l' lie-veshown at aim' z' ing erip need us e support foi the eleetrie circuitwir'ee iii 'wiring a, building 'for lighting Seid strip 'pi' vided 'withgrooves a2 through which lie wie Gabler; D are passed, and in thepredice of my inver;K

i' toliig. l eeemon fiile epeeii iv moli' tien, `l secure to said stripbetween theV ,fzieovee (1.2 en insiil iii-ing block e te the Opps sitesides mi" which 'ziie secured ine-tal plaies al proviiled with bindingpos te orecrews d2 Wilfii which the wires in the cable Z areeenneeteol,vv and the metal plates al are provided with eut- WafdbYdiifected spying arms which are elli-ved outwardly and inwardly isclearly shown in lig. 2. I also provide a brackete comprising 'a baseplate nir member e? adapt ed to be secured t the-molding strip a andlhaving; a .neck- 'portion e3 provided with a head e4 which, in the form3f eonstruetiel'i shown mlF1g- 1, Je directed vertically and et' Stripemi Lillie-.r-

F pien Specification mf .Letters Patent.-

Appleation filed ."iprilZS, 190'?.

ser-m1 im. esmas.

Patented March l0, IJQQSJ linee neck petimii mi he@v bien eiieeliaii'iber ef that mit of wif in the heee mau'ilief c enlarged Leieee-:ive 'Eule ini f. lening bioel; c. Seemed to that p11-.xii 0f lleche .er e5 in the .meek e3 and heed ei el tlieb'ifwlie; ie an meule-Mingblockj, el .e oppeeie sidee of whieli aire provided with metal plateegimvilig spring :ir-fie whieh extend l); k'ivsiz'ill-fi thmiigli theneel poi'fioii e th bracket; and the eed perlioie of v; eli ere curvedfifuiwafily :md inwardly shawn :in liig. i3, and adapted to engage thespring secured te the inside-ting bleek c. The paiee g are alsoprovided, ome with re ed commet device g3 which i' el: lie tei; bleekjf, and eiseefl 'levee y* 'which 31 fi ironia iflie :'Jppesite tliezeef,emi 1 l1 which is {mesa-1 i ee'ew y. head e, in tlf-e ferm (ifeenetuefioe Fig'. l., is provided with. e Smilie l, l have else elum'iam ine-aib- 'fie light bulli faded sleek lam ed' eel eeeket, mielwniei'i ibulb Zz, 1.x; se ed into the i, @beit devices 'with which saidfriuli) mi thereof is 'pro vided will ineke ele. 'Likfz .rieetieiiWillitlie emita'e, Llei/'ieee en the ufsiial mennen Screws i 0i eimilerdevises.

In the @onetime-ien shewn :1i Fig;

of bi'aelet attaeliment is intended ithe connection 'oftwo of theincendeseing'bulbs J,4 u iidjii' tliie-olm-O m'rietiiictimi7 themetalli? top and@ bott'om edges with Contact devices ga 'and g2.

'platee 'gr-'are provided hot-l1 at their one set-0f whi( h overlap theto far-the bots:

'the insulating bll'faqidftheiot arme di of the plsitesdg,

e of ille pltee es slwwn ui Fig, 1, after which the heee-.e3 'of thebiaeket ieeeeured to lie melding bfi mi .inwardly di, .A

tiene .I Y eiirifiee of blieineuleizing lie @they itis en inwardly .di-.Y

S, veselv of the te) the ineulatinp Meek i Q u 3, the" the bracket e ispievzded wit-1i two1 opposltely arrangedeeeliete eff, ami this fermsimply carriers of the cables b and any suitber adapted to receive saidinsulating block said side plates beiner provided with out Y arms of theinsulatingr block secured to the 4ad'aied to be used inconnection-','yvith a tom surface thereof, and the operation will be thesaine as with the construction shown in Fig. 1. t

It will be understood, ol" coiirse, that the molding strips ay providedwith grooves cZ arc able devices 'lor this purpose may be empli'iyed,and my improved bracket attache nient for electric lights may beemployed on either Walls or ceilin rs, or in any jims'iit'-io'i'i whereit is desired to p ace electric lig its, and by means ot niy`improvement, I provide a sin" ple and efl'ecti've device of the classspeci lim., and changes in and modifications ol the constructiondescribed may be made without siiizi'i'licii'ig the advantages of theinvention or departing from the scope thereof as set out in the appendedclaims. p

i l aving fully described -my invention, what l claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1, A bracket attachment for electriclights adapted to be used in connection with' a niolding` having groovesfor electric cables, comprising` an insulating block secured betweensaid grooves and provided 4with side. plates having outwardly directedspring arms and with which thefwires in said cables are connected, and abracket or socket member adapted to be secured@ to said molding and toinclose said block and provided with a head having a socket to receivethe necloot an incandescing electric light bulb, said bracket memberbein also provided with an insulat ing block h 7ing side plates providedwith spring arms adapted to engage the first named spring arms andprovided with con tact devices which range transversely of the bottom ofsaid socket.

2.A A bracket attachment for electric lights adapted to be used inconnection with a car rier having grooves lor electric cables7corriprising an insulating block secured between said grooves andprovided with side plates to which the Wires in the cables are attached,

Wardly directed spring' arms, and a bracket member comprising a basemember adapted to be secured to said carrier and provided with a headhaving a socket' adapted to receve the neck of an electric-light bulb,said` bracket member being provided with a chamand in Whiclii is scouredanotlicrinsulating block provided with side plates having spring armsadapt-cd to engage the spring carrier, and saidplates being providedwith contact devices which overlap the surface of the last namedinsulating K block in they` bottom of said socket. l f

3. A bracket attachment for electric lights sei,

last named plates being a so provided w li carrier provided with groovesthrough which electric cablesare passed, said carrier being l providedwith an insulatingr block which is secured between said grooves andprovided at its opposite sides with plates with which to receive theneck of au incandescing electric light bulb, said bracket being alsoprovided with an :insulating block'liavini,r side plates provided withspring arms `adapted to engage the spring arms of the plates secured tothe f .rst named insulatinvr block, and said contact devices whichextend inwardly across the bottoni of the socket,

4. A bracket attachment for electric lights adapted to 4be used inconnection with a carrier provided' with grooves for electric cables,comprising an insulating block secured between said grooves and providedvwith side plates to which the wires in the cables are secured, saidside plates being provided With outwardly directed spring arn'is, and abracket member adapted to be sccured to said carrier and provided with aplurality of sockets adapted to' receive thi` necks of incandescingelectric light bulbs, said bracket being' also provided with aninsulating bloc-k to the opposite sides ol which are secured metalplates having spring arms adapted to engage the arms of the platessecured to the first named insulating block and provided with contactdevices which ranoe transversely 'of the inner ends of said soc ets.

5. .An attachment for electriclifrhts adapted to Ibe connected with amolding strip having grooves for electric cables, said `attachmentcomprising an insulating block adapted to be secured between saidgrooves and provided with side plates having out-- Ward y directedspring arms and with which the wires in said cables are connected, `anda. bracket member having a base portion adapted to be secured to saidinoldinfr strip and toA inclose said insulating bloc-r and .providedwith' a4 head having a socket adapted to receive the neck Vol" anincandes cmg electric light biilb, said electric light member being alsoprovided with `an insulat-V ing block having side plates provided with.spring arms adapted to .engage the first named, spring arms and providedWith con- 4tact devices vwhich range transversely of the bottom of saidsocket.

Iii-testimony that I claim the foregoing as lmy invention I4 have signedmy name in esence of the subscribing witnesses this 22nd day of A ril,1907.

' l ILLIAM R, ATKINSON` Witnesses: i

C. E. MULREANY, A. WORDEN Gines.

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